CHARMOUTH HERITAGE COAST CENTRE
Registered charity 1105386 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To advance the education of the public in geology, palaeontology, geomorphology and natural history of the coast and adjacent areas at Charmouth and to maintain a centre at Charmouth for education and information to encourage management of the coast and adjacent areas.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £31,312 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income reaching £281,962. The trustees report that the charity is on a sound financial basis, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £227,544. The filing notes that the charity is eligible for independent examination and that no audit is required under company law.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: payments of outgoings for 6 months and salary payments for 9 months (held: £228k)
“This allows for the payments of outgoings for 6 months and salary payments for 9 months in the event of no income being available.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
- Paul Richard Harveychair
- Barry Preston Coleman
- Dr Jane Elizabeth Gregory
- Eden Hamilton Thomson
- Helen Jane Van der Plank
- JANET R COLEMAN
- Janet Coleman
- Jonathan Guy Field · trustee of 1 other charity
- Penelope Ann Rose
- Penelope Jane Whailing
- Richard Bovill
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Dorset
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CHARMOUTH HERITAGE COAST CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £31,312 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income reaching £281,962. The trustees report that the charity is on a sound financial basis, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £227,544. The filing notes that the charity is eligible for independent examination and that no audit is required under company law. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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